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Cal Heeter will reportedly be at training camp with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In 44 games with Philadelphia's AHL affiliate in Adirondack, he compiled a 16-25-2 record with a 2.65 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage. If he ends up earning a contract with the Leafs then it will likely be a minor-league job. Mon, Sep 15, 2014 06:27:00 PM

The Philadelphia Flyers have yet to decide whether or not to give goaltender Cal Heeter a qualifying offer.

The decision must be made by Monday and if the Flyers choose not to qualify Heeter, he becomes an unrestricted free agent, rather than a restricted free agent if they decide to qualify him. The 25-year-old Heeter is likely an AHL goalie next season after he managed to make his NHL debut in the regular season finale as he stopped 33 of 38 in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Hurricanes. Sun, Jun 29, 2014 09:53:00 AM

Philadelphia Flyers fill-in goalie Cal Heeter suffered a loss in his NHL debut as the Carolina Hurricanes won 6-5 (S0) on Sunday.

Heeter stopped 33 out of 38 shots. The 25-year-old isn't likely to see much time, as he was giving Ray Emery a breather while Steve Mason nurses an upper-body injury. Sun, Apr 13, 2014 08:12:00 PM

The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled goaltender Cal Heeter from the minors.

Heeter will backup Ray Emery on Sunday as Steve Mason is recovering from an upper body injury suffered on Saturday. Heeter is 16-25-2 this season in Adirondack with a 2.65 GAA and a .912 save percentage. Sun, Apr 13, 2014 08:30:00 AM

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The Philadelphia Flyers have yet to decide whether or not to give goaltender Cal Heeter a qualifying offer.

The decision must be made by Monday and if the Flyers choose not to qualify Heeter, he becomes an unrestricted free agent, rather than a restricted free agent if they decide to qualify him. The 25-year-old Heeter is likely an AHL goalie next season after he managed to make his NHL debut in the regular season finale as he stopped 33 of 38 in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Hurricanes.

The Philadelphia Flyers have recalled goaltender Cal Heeter from the minors.

Heeter will backup Ray Emery on Sunday as Steve Mason is recovering from an upper body injury suffered on Saturday. Heeter is 16-25-2 this season in Adirondack with a 2.65 GAA and a .912 save percentage.

Goaltender Cal Heeter has been playing well for Adirondack of the AHL.

The just turned 25-year-old netminder is 4-2 with a 1.95 GAA and a .941 save percentage. The Flyers inked him 20 months ago after he played his college hockey at Ohio State where he was 13-11-5 with a 2.45 GAA and a .918 save percentage in his senior year.

Goaltender Cal Heeter does not lack for confidence at the Philadelphia Flyers prospects camp.

The undrafted Heeter was signed by the Flyers in March after a stellar four-year career at The Ohio State University. "He's got a sense of arrogance - a good arrogance, a confidence you need to play this position," goaltender coach Geoff Reese said. "This position, like everything else, is so much a mental game. He has that confidence that he can do it. You need that." Heeter hopes to play in the AHL this season, but is still a few years away at best from playing in the NHL.

He will be playing in his first game with the Leafs since he was acquired in the trade that sent Daniel Winnik to Pittsburgh. "I'm an energy guy," Sill said of his style. "I'm a fourth-liner and that probably isn't going to change. I'm not going to put up a lot of points, but I'm going to give a spark when the team needs it." He is slated to play with Peter Holland and David Booth on the fourth line.

James van Riemsdyk scored the game-winning goal for the Maple Leafs in their 4-3 overtime victory over the Jets on Saturday night.

JVR scored with 1:13 left in the game. The goal is his first in 11 games, and just his third point during that timeframe. That he has 22 goals and 45 points this season is pretty amazing considering the Leafs have struggled mightily since a hot start to the season. Nazem Kadri and Daniel Winnik each picked up a goal and an assist. Leo Komarov got a shorthanded goal. Morgan Rielly assisted twice and finished with a plus-three rating.

The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped a 4-0 decision to the Washington Capitals on Sunday.

The Leafs have now been shut out in back-to-back games against Montreal and Washington this weekend. Phil Kessel finished the game with a minus-1 rating and five shots on goal in just over 18 minutes of ice time. Toronto has now lost 16 straight games on the road.

Joffrey Lupul, Dion Phaneuf, and Dion's wife, Elisha Cuthbert, have gotten legal representation after an inappropriate Tweet made it onto a TSN broadcast.

Gall Legge Grant & Munroe LLP have written a letter demanding that TSN formally apology and "pay a significant amount of damages to each of our clients for broadcasting a false and defamatory tweet during their trade deadline show yesterday." The author of the Tweet in question, Anthony Adragna, is also receiving a similar letter. Gall Legge Grant & Munroe LLP go on to state that a failure to comply immediately will result in a lawsuit against TSN and Adragna, per their clients instructions. The letter also states that Phaneuf and Lupul won't be talking about the matter to the media.

Komarov hadn't scored a goal in any of his last 16 contests coming into this one. The 28-year-old got off to a solid start in 2014-15 but he has tailed off as the season has gone on. Komarov has six goals and 21 points in 41 games this year.

Richard Panik scored a goal and added an assist in the Leafs' 3-2 loss to the Islanders Thursday night.

The Leafs are in Panik-mode, meaning in addition to losing 21 of their past 25 games, Richard Panik has seen increased ice time. In his past five games, he has played 12:45 or over, whereas in the previous five games he never surpassed 11 minutes. This increased role does not pad his fantasy value in any way, playing on the offensively inept Leafs.

Nathan Horton has been acquired by Toronto in exchange for David Clarkson.

Horton hasn't played this season because of a back injury and he was limited to just 36 games last year. He inked a seven-year deal with the Blue Jackets in July of 2013. It's unclear when he'll be available to return and there's a chance that his career could be over.

Dion Phaneuf wasn't traded Monday, but the Leafs were in talks with the Detroit Red Wings about a move, according to several reports.

Other teams also asked about the Leafs captain, but the team feels they can get a better deal if they remain patient. If Phaneuf gets moved it could come in the off-season when teams have more cap flexibility.

Morgan Rielly apologized for comments he made to reporters on Friday morning.

Rielly was talking about turning the Leafs' season around and he said: "you are not here to be a girl about it." Some people on social media took offence to that comment but Rielly has since apologized. "I want to apologize to any people I hurt this morning with my words," Rielly said. "It’s a phrase that has to be taken out of today’s society. I didn’t mean it the way it was taken at all and I’m sorry for the way it came across."

"It's nice having a coach with that much experience," Gardiner said. "He sees the game (like us). He just retired recently. He's played during this style of hockey. He knows a lot about it. He's a good guy to talk to about some of the bad things you're doing and some of the good things." Staios has been working with Gardiner and Morgan Rielly a lot since Peter Horachek took over as the club's head coach. Gardiner has received more than 20 minutes of ice time in his past 10 outings. Offensively he has struggled this season with only two goals and 14 points in 57 games.

Roman Polak will face his former team for the first time when the Maple Leafs visit St. Louis Saturday night.

It will be the first time the the two teams have faced each other since the Polak-Carl Gunnarsson trade over the summer. Neither of these players holds much, if any, fantasy value but it will emotional for both of them just the same.

Erixon was claimed by the Maple Leafs on waivers earlier on Sunday and he didn't make it in time for the game. With the Leafs all but mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, Erixon will probably see some decent playing time.

Jonathan Bernier will get the start against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

The Leafs come in with a chance to play spoiler to the Panthers' playoff aspirations, and Bernier could be the man to nail in their wheel. Bernier, while having only beaten Florida once in three starts with Toronto, has allowed nine goals on 102 shots. Not too shabby. On the season, Bernier has a 18-19-5 record with a .915 save percentage and a 2.72 GAA in 43 appearances this season.

James Reimer allowed three goals in on 31 shots in Sunday's 4-0 loss to Washington.

Jonathan Bernier was blanked 4-0 by Montreal on Saturday and now Reimer suffered the same loss to the Capitals. Reimer has now lost 11 of his last 12 decisions dating back to December 21st. The 26-year-old's record now falls to 7-14-0 with a 3.14 goals-against-average and a .906 save percentage. There is an outside chance that Reimer could be traded by Monday's trade deadline.